LEADER 04230nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910785066703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-64499-8 010 $a9786612644993 010 $a1-4008-3416-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400834167 035 $a(CKB)2670000000031681 035 $a(EBL)557151 035 $a(OCoLC)650310371 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000399851 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11290911 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000399851 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10383595 035 $a(PQKB)10162242 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC557151 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36832 035 $a(DE-B1597)446728 035 $a(OCoLC)979835390 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400834167 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL557151 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10397705 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL264499 035 $a(PPN)185002404 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000031681 100 $a20100108d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrom populations to ecosystems$b[electronic resource] $etheoretical foundations for a new ecological synthesis /$fMichel Loreau 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (317 p.) 225 1 $aMonographs in population biology ;$v46 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-12269-5 311 $a0-691-12270-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPopulation and ecosystem approaches in ecology -- The maintenance and functional consequences of species diversity -- Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning -- Food webs, interaction webs, and ecosystem functioning -- Stability and complexity of ecosystems : new perspectives on an old debate -- Material cycling and the overall functioning of ecosystems -- Spatial dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning : metacommunities and meta-ecosystems -- Evolution of ecosystems and ecosystem properties -- Postface : toward an integrated, predictive ecology. 330 $aThe major subdisciplines of ecology--population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and evolutionary ecology--have diverged increasingly in recent decades. What is critically needed today is an integrated, real-world approach to ecology that reflects the interdependency of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. From Populations to Ecosystems proposes an innovative theoretical synthesis that will enable us to advance our fundamental understanding of ecological systems and help us to respond to today's emerging global ecological crisis. Michel Loreau begins by explaining how the principles of population dynamics and ecosystem functioning can be merged. He then addresses key issues in the study of biodiversity and ecosystems, such as functional complementarity, food webs, stability and complexity, material cycling, and metacommunities. Loreau describes the most recent theoretical advances that link the properties of individual populations to the aggregate properties of communities, and the properties of functional groups or trophic levels to the functioning of whole ecosystems, placing special emphasis on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Finally, he turns his attention to the controversial issue of the evolution of entire ecosystems and their properties, laying the theoretical foundations for a genuine evolutionary ecosystem ecology. From Populations to Ecosystems points the way to a much-needed synthesis in ecology, one that offers a fuller understanding of ecosystem processes in the natural world. 410 0$aMonographs in population biology ;$v46. 606 $aEcology 606 $aBiodiversity 606 $aPopulation biology 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aBiodiversity. 615 0$aPopulation biology. 676 $a577.8 686 $aWI 2100$2rvk 700 $aLoreau$b Michel$01195377 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785066703321 996 $aFrom populations to ecosystems$93694256 997 $aUNINA